IT:U Doctoral School
PhD program Computational X
up to 12 PhD positions, full-time, 4 years
We are in search of highly motivated and qualified candidates with a master’s degree to join our PhD program.
Program description
The PhD program Computational X promotes interdisciplinary research facilitating the convergence of natural sciences like biology, social sciences and humanities with computational sciences. The program supports junior researchers in developing their abilities to perform independent scientific research.
PhD students will acquire a comprehensive range of computational skills and methods, ranging from data science to artificial intelligence to robotics, as well as a solid core of 21st century skills. This will empower students to transform their respective disciplines with computational methods and explore frontiers in the digitalization of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Through the interdisciplinary approach, researchers are enabled to develop, implement, and execute innovative solutions to current societal challenges. This contributes to the digital transformation of science, economy, and society.
The fields are:
- Complex Systems and Network Science
- Explainable AI
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Machine Learning in Earth Sciences
- Natural Language Processing
- Geosocial AI
- Game Theory and Evolutionary Dynamics
- Intelligent User Interfaces
- Computational Neuroscience
- Human Rights and Technology
